Pastor: Harry M. Krolus
BE AS WISE AS SERPENTS AND INNOCENT AS DOVES
I. Have you ever known anyone who seemed to possess two seemingly opposite characteristics?
II. Read Matthew 10:16
- What do you think thought when Jesus said this to them?
B. What might you have thought?
III. Serpents and Doves
A. Read Genesis 3:1
B. Leviticus 14:21-22
IV. The example of Jesus
A. Matthew 12:20
B. John 2:15
C. Matthew 13:10
D. Mark 8:11
E. Mark 10:2
F. Mark 12:13
G. Hebrews 4:15
V. The example of Paul
A. Acts 23:1
B. 1 Corinthians 9:27
C. Acts 16:37
D. Acts 22:25
E. Acts 25:11
VI. What wisdom do we also find in 1 Peter 2:12?
VII. How does 1Timothy 2:4 help guide us as we apply Matthew 10:16 to our lives?
VIII. Questions to Ponder
A. What dangers do we face in our worldly environment?
B. How are we to keep the balance between being as wise as a serpent and as innocent as a dove?
